On Monday, early afternoon, the Airaha 2 arrived in Sorong. It moored alongside its elder brother, the Airaha.Thirty metres long, it will be able to transport most of the materials and passengers. All the rest will go on the dhow. We must prepare the zodiacs which will allow us to reach the different study sites from base camp. One of … Continue reading →

On Sunday everyone checks and sorts out the material which was in the two containers sent by cargo, one from France and the other from Jakarta. In all, 5.5 tons of equipment of all sorts to dive, climb trees, fish, collect samples… (translated by L2 ST students–Earth Sciences–group 3, UM2, France)

We arrived on Saturday morning at Sorong airport after a night of travel. Kadarusman (the man on the left of the picture) is here to welcome us with a whole group of students of the Sorong Fisheries Academy (APSOR). Two buses bring us to the APSOR where we will stay for a few days before leaving. But first, we will … Continue reading →

On Friday night, 19 European partners and 7 Indonesians flew out to Papua with 50 pieces of luggage weighing a total of 1.1 ton, including 500 kg of diving equipment. Fortunately, the latter was not charged as extra and overweight luggage. They travelled approximately 2850 kms stopping on the way at Makassar on the island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes). A … Continue reading →

On Wednesday afternoon, while some people went shopping, others visited Bogor Botanical Gardens, home to beautiful 200-year old trees. At the end of the day, the visitors got showered by a generous tropical rainfall: a little hands-on experience before going into the field! (translated by Solene Chambon and Estelle Rasselet, L2 SVC, UM2, France)